Child&#39;s clothes supporter



May 26, 1931. E. M. SWARTZ CHILD'S CLOTHES SUPPORTER Filed June 2, 1930gmemtor' I9 mlzabazlb fswa rlz,

Patented May 26, 1931 ELIZABETH MAY SWARTZ, OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA CHILDSCLOTHES SUPIPORTER Application filed June 2,

My invention relates to a clothes supporter designed to be worn byinfants and young children.

The primary object of my invention is to i provide a supporter for theconventional napkin or diaper that in position will distribute thestrain on the shoulders of the wearer and will insure the greatestdegree of comfort when in use.

Another object of the invention is to provide a supporter forthe napkinor diaper that eliminates attachment to the undervest and the consequentdestruction of this garment after a short usage.

A further object of the invention is to provide a four point equallyspaced attachment for the napkin or diaper that will hold the samefirmly in place.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a supporter soconstructed that it may be easily put on a child or removed, and whichis light in weight and so ventilated as to cause no body discomfort inuse.

It is also contemplated that this supporter may be worn as a singleupper undergarment and when so used by older children buttons or othersuitable fasteners on the depending tabs may support the nether garment.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved supporter.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary view of one side of the garment from theinside showing the fastening under the arm.

Figure 3 is a detail view of one of the tabs showing a specific form offastener.

Figure 4 is a similar view of a tab with a different fasteningarrangement.

The supporter comprises a body portion which is formed preferably of asingle piece of material such as cotton or a similar fabric of a wovennature and the material can be formed either of a single or double thickness. The body portion is formed with a head opening forming a neck band1 with the usual shoulder straps 2 and opposed arm hole openings 3. Thefront and back portions are provided with a plurality of ventilatingopenings 4 which are preferably arranged 50 on opposite sides of thecenter line of the 1930. Serial No. 458,991.

front and back but obviously any other general arrangement of theseventilating openings may be used.

The piece of material from which the garment is formed has the adjacentside edges secured together by a seam 5. WVhen so connected the garmentis substantially a one piece supporter. The lower edge of the garment iscut away at spaced interval-s to form a plurality of attaching'tabs atthe front and back as indicated by the numerals 6 and 7 respectively andoppositely disposed side tabs indicated by the numerals 8 and9. Thesedepending tabs form a four point support for the conventional napkin ordiaper which is secured thereto by the usual safety pin arrangement.

To facilitate the positioning of the garment and removal of the same oneside seam of said garment is opened downwardly from beneaththe arm holefor a short'distance. To the inner side of one edge of the garment isattached an extending flap 10 and cooperating separable fasteners 11 arecarried by the flap and adjacent side edge section so that theseportions may be connected as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 2 of thegarment.

If desired the depending tabs may be provided with eyelets 12 as shownin Figure 4 to facilitate the attachment of the conventional safety pinfasteners. Also in case the garment is used on older children thedepending tabs may be provided with a button 13 or any other form ofseparable fastener 35 wherein the tabs may be attached to the nethergarment or some form of hose supporter,

This garment is so formed so as to substantially fit the body and whenpositioned on an infant or small child the strain of support for eitherthe napkin or diaper or other garment is distributed on the shoulders ofthe wearer. The separable opening down one side of the side seamfacilitates positioning and removing the garment. The use of this seamopening is optional as in some instances it will be unnecessary to pro-'vide this supplemental opening.

The supporter is designed primarily for napkins or diapers and obviouslywhen in position the diaper is supported at the front, back and oppositesides of the garment. This affords a four point suspension that is muchmore satisfactory than the usual two point suspension and connection tothe conventional undervest now employed. It is contemplated that thegarment may be used as a one piece upper undergarment for older childrenand it will form a satisfactory support for any nether garments worntherewith. When used in such relation of course buttons or othersuitable fasteners are positioned on the depending tabs.

This specification and the accompanying drawings described andillustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention, but it is to beunderstood that the disclosure does not constitute a limitation upon thescope of the invention. Any desired changes and modifications may bemade in the structural details as will fall Within the scope of theinvention as claimed.

I claim:

A supporter of the character described comprising a body portion formedof a Single piece blank of material cut to form a neck band and armholes, the adjacent side edges of the piece being connected beneath thearm holes to form a continuous body encircling portion, the front andback parts of the body portion having a plurality of ventilatingopenings therein, and the lower edge of said body portion being cut backto a point approximately midway to the lower most line of the arm holesat spaced intervals to form depending tabs at the front, back andopposite sides.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ELIZABETH MAY SWARTZ.

